Discovery of digital works by Andy Warhol | AMA | Art Media Agency: " . . . . The files were created by Andy Warhol in 1985 as part of the Commodore Amiga Computer drawing program, an initiative created by the Commodore society in the interest of promoting the graphic possibilities offered by its product, the Amiga 1000 computer. The group recovered around twenty files spread between forty-one floppy disks, twelve of which retained Andy Warhol’s signature and unique style, despite their retro appearance and pixelated quality. Of the images recovered, a number can currently be viewed online, including: a sketch of the iconic Campbell’s soup can, reproduced by a software programme pre-dating Paint; a digitally altered version of Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, to which Warhol adds a third eye; a self-portrait mixing psychedelic textures; and a collection of reworked photographs. According to the Andy Warhol Museum, the files serve as evidence of Warhol’s commitment to exploring new technologies. Cory Arcangel, the driving force behind the project, said: “What’s amazing is that by looking at these images, we can see how quickly Warhol seemed to intuit the essence of what it meant to express oneself, in what then was a brand-new medium: the digital.”..." (read more at the link above)
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